# ubh
## Irish
### Alternative forms

* uibh (Ulster)

### Etymology

From Old Irish og, from Proto-Celtic *āwyom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm.

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /ɞvˠ/
* (Aran) IPA: /ɔvˠ/
* (Ulster) IPA: /ɨ̞vʲ/, /ɨ̞fʲ/ (corresponding to the form uibh)

### Noun

ubh f (genitive singular uibhe, nominative plural uibheacha) or ubh m (genitive singular uibh, nominative plural uibhe)
* (biology, zoology) egg

#### Usage notes

This word is normally feminine and follows the second declension, as shown in the first table below. The archaic masculine declension shown in the second table below is used especially in place names (e.g., Gort na nUbh (Gortnanuv), Co. Limerick, Munster).

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
ubh
uibheacha
vocative
a ubh
a uibheacha
genitive
uibhe
uibheacha
dative
ubh uibh (archaic, dialectal)
uibheacha
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an ubh
na huibheacha
genitive
na huibhe
na n-uibheacha
dative
leis an ubh leis an uibh (archaic, dialectal) don ubh don uibh (archaic, dialectal)
leis na huibheacha :

##### Archaic masculine declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
ubh
uibhe
vocative
a ubh
a uibhe
genitive
uibh
ubh
dative
ubh
uibhe
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an t-ubh
na huibhe
genitive
an uibh
na n-ubh
dative
leis an ubh don ubh
leis na huibhe :

#### Derived terms

* blaosc uibhe f (“eggshell”)
* gealacán uibhe m (“egg white, albumen”)
* ubh Chásca (Easter egg)
* ubh-bheobhreitheach (“ovoviviparous”, adjective)
* ubh-bhreitheach (“oviparous”, adjective)
* ubhach (“oval”, adjective)
* ubhaducht m (“oviduct”)
* ubhagán m (“ovary”)
* ubhán m (“ovum”)
* ubhchruth m (“oval”)
* ubhchruthach (“egg-shaped, oval”, adjective)
* ubhchupán m (“egg-cup”)
* ubhlonnaitheoir m (“ovipositor”)
* ubhsceith (“ovulate”, verb)
* ubhsceitheadh m (“ovulation”)
* ubhthoradh m (“eggplant”)
* uibheagán m (“omelette”)

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 og”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 180, page 91
* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 207
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 98, page 39

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ubh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ubh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “ubh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

## Scottish Gaelic
### Noun

ubh m (genitive singular uibhe, plural uibhean)
* Alternative spelling of ugh

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### Further reading

* Edward Dwelly, The Illustrated Gaelic Dictionary, 1902, p. 989.